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something i promised lady
Welcome to the English abuse called the aussie slang language
The Basics of Aussie Slang
Australian culture and customs are unique, but not as unique as the Australian language. Our own style of English is so full of colloquial expressions, slang words and slang phrases it is enough to confuse other speakers of English quite easily.
So just so you don't look like a complete drongo, here are enough Aussie words to help you get by in Australian society! Now, the accent, well thats another story...
The really basic basics.
G’day is hullo, pronounced Gidday which is a shortened form of Good Day, and used mostly in informal situations. More formally we would say Hullo, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or the likes.
Goodbye is, um, er, Goodbye. Although some people say Hooroo, pronounced ‘ooroo.
Bloke is an Aussie male who generally is a hard worker and does the right thing. Eg., "Bill’s a Good Bloke".
Mate is Friend, mainly for males. Everyone in Australia is mate, so we would often say "G’day mate" or "Thanks mate".
Onya means Well Done, a shortened form of Good On You. The best "Aussieism" in my opinion.
Abbreviations
For some reason Australians shorten words wherever possible, particularly peoples names. They are generally shortened to one syllable if possible, and then have a suffix added to the end. Here are a few examples:-
"a"
A Cup of Tea or Coffee becomes a Cuppa.
"ie"
Angela becomes Angie.
Australian becomes Aussie
Barbecue become Barbie
Elizabeth becomes Lizzie
Football becomes Footy, pronounced with a soft "T" somewhere between T & D.
"o"
Burgess becomes Burgo
Johnathon becomes Johnno
Smoko means a break from work for a smoke, which now means a tea break even if you don’t smoke.
"zza" or just "z’
Marion become Mazza or Maz
Sharon become Shazza or Shaz
Warwick (me) becomes Wozza (which I hate) or Woz.
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Oh, and by the way, what's a drongo?
a stupid, inept, awkward or embarrassing person, a dimwit or slow-witted person
a bit more choke and you would have started
misc:- a statement said to somebody who has just passed wind in public rather loudly.
a few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock
adjective:- someone who is mentally 'not quite there, also picnic short of a sandwich , lights are on but nobody is home, etc.
A over T
verb:- to fall over, from "arse over tits".
abattoir
noun:- a place where animals are slaughtered and prepared for sale
abso-bloody-lutely
misc:- absolutely and beyond any doubt.
acid
noun:- the good word, the truth, the good acid.
act, putting on an
verb:- pretending to be sick or distressed to gain sympathy. Sometimes said as bunging on an act.
Adam's ale
noun:- Water
aerial ping pong
noun:- Australian Rules Football, description usually used derogatorily by Rugby Fans.
after dark
noun:- shark
baccy
noun:- tobacco
back blocks
noun:- originally remote settlements away from the main cities, it is now used to denote the outer suburbs or cheaper blocks of land beyond the city
back of Bourke
noun:- a long way away from wherever you are, specifically inland and away from civilisation. Bourke is an inland town, hence...
bad case of the trots
noun:- diarrhea
banana bender
noun:- a resident of Queensland, perhaps a little derogatory
cactus
adjective:- something has had it, doesn't work anymore, or someone in a lot of trouble.
call it a day
misc:- finish up and stop work
cark it
verb:- to die
dag
adjective:- bits of manure that stick to the long wool around a sheep's bottom forming small dangling balls. Also a term for a funny person, nerd, goof, loser. In this respect it can have either an endearing or disparaging meaning, although is usually used for a likable fellow.
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
Arvo : afternoon
Amber fluid : beer
Aussie : Australian
Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic
Big Mobs : loads, a lot of
Bloody : very
Bloody oath! : that's certainly true
Blue : argument/mistake
Bodgy : poor quality
Bonzer : great, ripper
Bottler : something excellent
Bottling :
his blood's worth: he's an excellent, helpful bloke
Buckley's chance :
(you've got) no chance
Bull dust : rubbish
Come a gutser : a bad mistake or have an accident
Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away
Cost big bikkies : expensive
Crack a fat : get an erection
Cream, to : defeat by a large margin
Cut snake :
(mad as a)
Dead dingo's donger :
(as dry as a) dry
Dinkum / fair dinkum : true, real, genuine
Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine
Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief
It's gone walkabout : it's lost, can't be found
Kangaroos loose
in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate
Piece of piss : easy task
Pig's arse! : I don't agree
Ridgy-didge : original, genuine
Sparrows fart : dawn
Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge
all piss and wind
boastful; full of shit
as much chance as pushing shit up hill
not a chance at all.
bald as a bandicoot
having no hair.
bangs like a dunny door in the wind
a promiscuous woman..
bee's dick
smallest possible (eg: You've got a bee's dick of a chance of winning the lottery).
better than a poke up the arse/in the eye with a burnt stick
not as bad as all that; an admission that things could be worse.
bingle
minor motor accident
and there's a lot more where that came from :icon_starsmiley-008: |
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